2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

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2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8–16 April 2017
Teams4 Championship
4 Shield
ChampionsAntrim (57th title)
Simon McCrory (captain)
Terence McNaughton & Dominic McKinley (manager)
Runners-upArmagh
(captain)
(manager)
PromotedDerry
RelegatedDonegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played3 Championship
3 Shield
Top scorer(s)Conor Johnston (Antrim; 3-10)
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The 2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.

The tournament was moved to April, instead of the usual June/July dates, in order to accommodate the various tiers of the All-Ireland championship.[1][2] Antrim won a sixteenth consecutive title.[3]

Format[]

The two-tier format introduced in 2016 continued.

In the first tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Antrim, Armagh, Donegal and Down compete in a knock-out format. The winners receive the Liam Harvey cup. The two teams beaten in the semi-finals of the Championship play-off with the losing team relegated to the Shield for 2018.

In the second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, Derry, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the top tier for 2018.

Cavan do not participate.

Teams[]

Titles
56 0 3 4
Last title
2016 n/a 1932 1997

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship[]

Bracket[]

  Semi-Finals     Final
                 
  Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 1-17  
  Colours of Down.svg Down 2-12    
      Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 1-12
      Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 5-22
  Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 3-24    
  Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1-10   Relegation Playoff
 
Colours of Down.svg Down w/o
  Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal scr.

Ulster Championship Semi-Finals[]

Semi-final
Armagh1-17 – 2-12Down
Report
Semi-final
Antrim3-24 – 1-10Donegal
Report

Ulster Final[]

Final
Antrim5-22 – 1-12Armagh
C Johnston 3-05, N McManus 1-06 (1f), P Shiels 1-00, E Campbell 0-03, M Connolly 0-03 (2f), C Clarke 0-02, P McGill 0-01, C McKinley 0-01, C Carson 0-01 Report D Carvill 0-07 (6f), F Bradley 1-00, C Corvan 0-03, C Carvill 0-01, D Magee 0-01
Owenbeg Centre of Excellence, Dungiven
Referee: James Clarke (Cavan)

Relegation Match[]

Relegation match
Downwalkover – withdrewDonegal
Report
Owenbeg Centre of Excellence, Dungiven
  • Donegal withdrew ahead of the match, and were relegated to the 2018 Ulster Hurling Shield. Down retained their place for the 2018 Ulster Hurling Championship.

Ulster Senior Hurling Shield[]

Bracket[]

Semi-Finals Final
      
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 4-18
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 1-10
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 1-12
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1-17
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 0-09
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 6-28

Ulster Shield Semi-Finals[]

Semi-final
Tyrone4-18 – 1-10Fermanagh
Semi-final
Monaghan0-9 – 6-28Derry

Ulster Shield Final[]

Final
Tyrone1-12 – 1-17Derry
Report

References[]

  1. ^ Crossan, Brendan (25 January 2017). "Ulster Council chief Brian McEvoy praised for calendar shift in hurling".
  2. ^ "Fixtures & Results".
  3. ^ Bannon, Orla (16 April 2017). "Johnston stars as goal crazy Antrim take Ulster title".
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